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Sporting event delegation

Libya competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation’s twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo; seven of them were represented by the Libyan athletes under the name Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Libya received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a female track and field athlete to the Olympics.[2]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete’s heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Hadel Aboud Women’s 100 m 12.70 PB 5 Did not advance

Libya qualified one judoka for the men’s heavyweight category (+100 kg) at the Games. Ali Omar accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation’s top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[3]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ali Omar Men’s +100 kg  Simionescu (ROU)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Libya qualified one boat in the men’s single sculls for the Games by topping the field in the B-final and securing the last of five berths available at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[4]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Al-Hussein Gambour Men’s single sculls 7:52.37 5 R 7:57.88 4 SE/F Bye 7:55.98 3 FE 7:47.64 29

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Libya received a universality invitation from FINA to send a top-ranked male swimmer in his respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[5]

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